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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tristan Kirk

Property tycoon who throttled theatregoer for singing during Queen musical is jailed

Malcolm Potier grabbed Kirsty O’Donnell around her neck when a row broke out during We Will Rock You - (Facebook)

A former Scottish Laird who once ordered a hitman to kill his ex-partner has been jailed for throttling a woman because she was singing during Queen musical We Will Rock You.

Malcolm Potier, 75, grabbed Kirsty O’Donnell around her neck when a row broke out in the audience of a 2023 performance of the hit Queen show at the London Coliseum.

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